2. Frustrations On the Field Will the church-plant ever become autonomous?

3. Frustrations On the Field Is there an end in sight?

4. Frustrations On the Field Where is the consistent growth?

5. Our Formula A well trained mission team for Successful Church Establishment: Sufficient support and adequate resources Maintenance on the field for an adequate number of years (10-20 yrs.) + +

6. First Piece of the Formula: A Well Trained Mission Team

7. Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor. For if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to the one who falls when there is not another to lift him up. Furthermore, if two lie down together they keep warm, but how can one be warm alone? And if one can overpower him who is alone, two can resist him. A cord of three strands is not quickly torn apart.

8. Our Team Allison Boyd Allison is the newest member of our team. She is originally from McMinnville, TN where she attended the McMinnville Church of Christ. She attended Freed-Hardeman University where she received a B.A. in Biblical Studies. She is currently finishing her second degree from there, a M.A. in New Testament Studies.

9. Our Team Charla grew up in Columbia, TN. where she was a member of the West Seventh Church of Christ. Charla attended Freed-Hardeman University from 2000-2003 where she majored in Missions and pre-Nursing, and she graduated from Jackson State Community College in 2005 with a degree in Nursing. She is currently working as a nurse for the hospital in Selmer, TN. Matt was raised in Farmington, WV. He has earned both a B.A. and M.A. in N.T. Studies from Freed-Hardeman University. He will soon earn an M.Div. from the program as well. Matt is currently working as the pulpit minister for the Stantonville Church of Christ in Stantonville, TN. Matt & Charla Cook

10. Our Team Allison grew up in Huntsville, AL and was a member of the Memorial Parkway Church of Christ. She also attended Freed-Hardeman University from 2000-2003 and is a 2007 graduate of the University of Alabama in Birmingham with a degree in Art Studio and a concentration in Graphic Design. She works as a graphic designer in Birmingham, AL. Barton was raised in Haleyville, AL and attended the 9 th Avenue Church of Christ. He earned both a B.A. and M.A. in New Testament Studies from Freed-Hardeman University. He is now the associate minister for the Ashville Road Church of Christ. Barton & Allison Kizer

11. Our Team Jennifer was born and raised on the mission field in Taiwan. Her family returned to the U.S. in 1989. Her home congregation was the Quinton Church of Christ. Jennifer attended Freed-Hardeman from 2000-2003 where she received her degree in Merchandising and Interiors with an emphasis in art. She is currently living in Wisconsin as a homemaker. Gary was raised in Seneca, MO where he attended the Seneca Church of Christ. Gary has a B.S. in Missions and a M.Min from Freed-Hardeman University. He is also a veteran of the U.S. Army. Currently he is working with his overseeing congregation in Janesville, WI. Gary, Jennifer, & Logan Reaves

12. Our Team Dreaming, planning, survey trip, develop relationship with Continent of Great Cities, psychological assessments, language study, and two recruiting retreats December 14 th -15 th recruiting retreat and team commitments 2002-Present 2007 Team Training

13. Our Team Team Training February 9th fundraising seminar, language training, fundraising, complete team commitments, and prepare for training and mission work 2008 2009 Begin six month training with Continent of Great Cities, three month internship with overseeing congregation, depart for mission field in Fall of ’09

14. We recruit individuals and families who commit a minimum of five years to the mission. We train the teams by preparing them to efficiently and effectively serve as instruments in God’s hands to grow and mature his church. We care for these teams by serving as advisors, mentors, friends, trouble-shooters, counselors, and advocates. We stay with the teams until their job is completed.

15. Second Piece of the Formula: Sufficient Support and Adequate Resources

16. Ephesians 4:11-12 And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ.

17. Sufficient Support & Adequate Resources Basic Mission Strategy Principle #1: Bring the lost of all socio-economic classes to faith in Jesus Christ, but targeting middle class heads of households in an effort to reach whole family units that can impact the city.

18. Sufficient Support & Adequate Resources Basic Mission Strategy Principle #2: Incorporate these new believers into one dynamic local church with an eventual attendance of 300 to 500.

19. Sufficient Support & Adequate Resources Basic Mission Strategy Principle #3: Raise up national leadership composed of elders, deacons, evangelists, teachers, and ministry leaders.

20. Sufficient Support & Adequate Resources Basic Mission Strategy Principle #4: Secure a permanent church building, attractive to all classes of people, at an accessible, centralized and well-known address that takes into account the particular needs of each city.

21. Sufficient Support & Adequate Resources Basic Mission Strategy Principle #5: At the appropriate time, plant at least one additional congregation before the team leaves the field.

22. Sufficient Support & Adequate Resources Timeline for the Work Year One Year Two Adaptation, settle in, culture and language study Intensive evangelism begins Year Three Intensive evangelism continues with growing attention to the task of maturing new believers in faith

23. Sufficient Support & Adequate Resources Timeline for the Work Years Four to Ten Intensive evangelism continues, Maturation of young believers continues, Leadership training begins, Begin fundraising for property purchase and building construction, Some missionary families may return to U.S., First full-time national minister is selected, Establishment of additional congregation may begin

24. Sufficient Support & Adequate Resources Timeline for the Work Years Ten to Fifteen All previous activities continue, Leadership training intensifies, Additional full-time national ministers added, Other missionary families may return to the U.S., Establishment of additional congregations continues, and Training for elders and deacons begins Years Fifteen to Twenty Previous activities continue, Elders and deacons are appointed, Additional congregations are established, and Last missionary family may return to U.S.

25. Third Piece of the Formula: Maintenance On the Field

26. Maintenance on the Field The Field: Cusco, Peru The city is situated in a valley of the Andes Mountains at approximately 11,500 feet. Peru is officially a Spanish speaking country, and in Cusco many of its citizens are bilingual, speaking both Spanish and the native language of Quechua.

27. Maintenance on the Field The Field: Cusco, Peru The city is in a surge of development because of the migration of Quechua Indians from the surrounding rural areas.

28. Maintenance on the Field The Field: Cusco, Peru The population has tripled in the last twenty years , and now the city has around 320,000 people. The surrounding province contains nearly 1.2 million inhabitants.

29. Maintenance on the Field The Field: Cusco, Peru These factors produce a ripe mission field for pure Christianity .

30. Maintenance on the Field The Church in Cusco One congregation has existed for approximately sixty years and maintains a membership of 60-80. Another meets with a membership of twenty. Additionally, we have recently heard that there may be a few other smaller groups who meet throughout the city.

31. Maintenance on the Field The Church in Cusco The existing church there was pleased to hear of future workers coming and even expressed interest in partnership. However, we’re interested in church-planting and believe that joining the existing congregation could cause problems.

32. Cusco is a gateway city, and evangelizing this influential city could mean reaching countless numbers of people in the surrounding area.

33. John 4:35 Do you not say, “There are yet four months, and then comes the harvest?” Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look on the fields, that they are white for harvest.